Roy Boulting

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Biography

British director, writer and producer

  • Primary profession
  • Director·writer·producer
  • Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Nationality
  • British
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Place of birth
  • Bray· Berkshire
  • Death date
  • 2001-11-05
  • Death age
  • 88
  • Knows language
  • English language

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Twin brothers John Boulting and Roy Boulting used to alternate the credits for Director and Producer on the movies they made together.

Twin brother of John Boulting. Younger brother of actor Peter Cotes.

His son, with Hayley Mills , is Crispian Mills , lead singer of Kula Shaker. Signed with Sony; their second single went straight to number 2 in the UK charts.

Roys five marriages produced six sons, and he also had another son with a Victoria Vaughan.

Created a scandal when he and Hayley Mills , the former Disney child star whom he directed in The Family Way and who was 33 years younger than he, fell in love, moved in together for five years, then married in 1971 and had a son in 1973. They divorced in 1977.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 47-50. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

Shares a birthday with Bjrk , Goldie Hawn , Rachel Rogers , Nicollette Sheridan , & Juliet Mills

Ex-brother-in-law of Juliet Mills and Jonathan Mills.

Brother-in-law of Joan Miller.

Uncle of Jody Boulting , Emma Boulting , and Lucy Boulting.

In the 1930s, he went to Canada, eventually returning to Britain aboard a ship freighting cattle. He then worked as a film film salesman and assistant director.

Founded Charter Films with his brother John in 1937.

His sons with 3rd wife Enid were Fitzroy Boulting and identical twins Edmund & Rupert. He was also step-father to Ingrid Boulting , her daughter from a previous marriage.

His sons with 2nd wife Jean were Jonathan and Laurence Boulting.

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